Ganciclovir Injection [Cytovene]
RxNorm 1732142

Concept Hierarchy & Relationship Mapping

RxNorm Concept Unique Identifier (RxCUI) 1732142 represents a standardized clinical drug concept used for cross-system interoperability. This concept aggregates multiple Atom IDs (AUIs), which are specific naming variations and synonyms used across pharmaceutical databases to ensure accurate medication mapping for: ganciclovir Injection [Cytovene].

The following semantic concepts and normalized strings are associated with this clinical entity:

SBDF
Ganciclovir Injection [Cytovene]
AUI:12315896
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SBDF

Semantic Branded Drug Form (SBDF):
Ganciclovir Injection [Cytovene]
(Atom ID: 12315896)

Clinical Status & Identity

Prescribable Status
NO (Reference)
Part of the RxNorm Current Prescribable Content subset including all drugs available for prescription in the USA.
Concept Description
ganciclovir Injection [Cytovene]
Official description of the drug concept as defined in the source vocabulary.
Suppress Flag
O
N: Not suppressible | O: Obsolete | Y: Suppressed by editor | E: Unquantified non-prescribable drug.

Interoperability & Coding

Concept ID (RxCUI)
1732142
RxNorm Unique Identifier for the standardized concept.
Atom ID (RXAUI)
12315896
Unique identifier for this specific name variation (Atom).
Term Type (TTY)
SBDF
Semantic Branded Drug Form (Ingredient + Dose Form + Brand Name)
Source Code
1732142
The "Most useful" identifier asserted by the original source vocabulary.

Source & Registry Data

Source Name
RxNorm Vocabulary (RXNORM)
The official name and abbreviation for the vocabulary source.
Source Version
20AA_260601F
The specific version of the vocabulary provided by the source.
Update Date
June 01, 2026
The date when this RxNorm data was last updated by the NLM.
License Contact
RxNorm Customer Service, , U.S. National Library of Medicine, 8600 Rockville Pike, , Bethesda, MD, United States, 20894, (888) FIND-NLM, , https://support.nlm.nih.gov/support/create-case/, https://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/umls/rxnorm/
Source licensing contact information.

Technical Attributes & Logic

RXN OBSOLETED
07/30/2024
Date the RxNorm atom became obsolete

Patient Education

Ganciclovir Injection


Ganciclovir injection is used to treat cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis (eye infection that can cause blindness) in people whose immune system is not working normally, including those people who have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). It is also used to prevent CMV disease in transplant recipients at risk for CMV infection. Ganciclovir injection is in a class of medications called antivirals. It works by stopping the spread of CMV in the body.
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